Daylight Saving Time

[Jay J. Foraker]

When did our dim-witted Congress pass this earlier daylight saving time startup ? They claim that with more time for daylight in the evening, energy will be saved!!?? They forgot that it will be dark in the morning for a number of weeks for people to go to work or school. I understand that the return to standard time has been moved back a week into November as well.
The way that Congress is proceeding, they'll probably make daylight saving time permanent throughout the year .
Cheers - Jay

[DukePilgrim]

Hi Jay

I wish ALL politicians would leave time alone period!!!

The difference is just about minimal and you have to go around adjusting every clock & watch twice a year.

What a waste!!!


Mike

[Stumpy]

I wish ALL politicians would leave time alone period!!!

I agree 64,387 percent.

[DukePilgrim]

Can you not make that a bit higher and include taxation in there as well.

With the exception of defence I think they should give every taxpayer a checklist of what they want to support with their taxes then calculate their tax bill based on what they signed up for.

Can you imagine how much waste would suddenly disappear!!


Mike

[Jay J. Foraker]

You got that right! - Amen!
Cheers - Jay

[gt12pak]

Seems kinda strange sitting around the house last night around 8 and still daylight.

[Stumpy]

Can you imagine how much waste would suddenly disappear!!

What would be even better if the idiots who pass all these stupid laws would suddenly disappear. Permanently.

[DukePilgrim]

You can but dream. Can you make that worldwide when it happens we have some useless glipes as well!!

[The Ringo Kid]

I agree with you all, on everything.

At least 3 states do not observe this insane time change. I think they are Hawaii, Arizona and Wisconsin? Definately not sure of the last one.

I voted but didn't vote for any of those jerks who are in office.

[DakotaSurfer]

I have a friend that teaches in Indiana and they don't observe daylight savings time. She loves not observing it but my wife likes DST since she has to leave for work really early and gets home late when she does a 12-hour shift at the hospital.

[ejgreen77]

Well, count me in as one of those in favor of DST. It's a major godsend to those of us in the North. Around December and January, when we are back on Standard Time, it starts getting dark here around 4 pm. That's way too early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, our summers are short enough as it is, so I am in favor of anything to extend those long, lazy summer nights.

I fact, I wouldn't mind at all if we never went back to Standard Time, instead staying on DST all year long. I believe some western Canadian provinces operate that way, already.

E.J.

[Emmanuel]

Hi all,

I have to agree with ejgreen77, knowing
that the clock will be going forward that
one hour in a couple of weeks time,
knowing that spring is here and that long
summer evenings are on the way, that the
dark cold winter is at an end, that's a great feeling.

Emmanuel.

[Tbone]

Yeah, this whole thing is stupid to the extreme.

The politicos claim it will save energy when in fact it will cost because now folks will have to use their headlights to drive to work, which puts more drain on the alternator, which uses more fuel; then those folks will have more daylight in the evening to drive their cars to the golf course, or where ever which will use still more fuel.

My wife actually heard a lady at a garden center say the plants would grow bigger this year because they would get more sunlight.

We are surrounded by idjits!

[DakotaSurfer]

Did the lady say she should pee on her lemon tree too? (Quote from The World's Fastest Indian) It takes all kinds.

[etsija]

Well, count me in as one of those in favor of DST. It's a major godsend to those of us in the North. Around December and January, when we are back on Standard Time, it starts getting dark here around 4 pm. That's way too early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dark around 4 pm is not very north yet... That's central in Europe. I used to live at the Arctic Circle and there it didn't make any sense switching clocks back and forth, in the winter it's dark anyway